Department of Agriculture and Manufacturing (President Emilio Aguinaldo, 1898)

 Jose Alejandrino (1898-1899)

 Graciano Gonzaga and Leon Ma. Guerrero (1899)
Insular Bureau of Agriculture (American regime, 1901)

 Frank Lamson-Scribner (1902)

 WC Welborn (1904)
 Dr. George Nesom (1907)
Insular Bureau of Agriculture under the supervision of the Department of Public Instruction (1910)

 Frederick Taylor (1911-1914)

 Harry Edwards (1914-1916)
 Adriano Hernandez
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1917)

 Galicano Apacible (1917-1921)

 Rafael Corpuz (1921-1923)
 Silvestre Apostol (1923-1928)
Department of Agriculture and Commerce (1928)

 Rafael Alunan, Sr. (1928-1932)

 The Bureau of Agriculture was split into two bureaus, the Plant Industry and the Animal Industry.

 Vicente Singson Encarnacion (1933-1934)

 Fish and Game Administration and the Fiber Inspection Service

 From 1934-1938, Eulogio Rodriguez, Sr. was appointed Secretary and was replaced by Secretary Benigno S.
Aquino, Sr. until 1941. During Aquino’s term, the Fish and Game Administration was restructured and the
Division of Soil Survey was created.

 Pres. Manuel L. Quezon (1935- 1945) re-appointed Secretary Rafael Alunan, Sr. (1941-1942)

Department of Agriculture and Commerce (1946)

 Vicente Singson Encarnacion (1945- 1946) appointed by President Sergio Osmeña (1944-1946)
 Mariano Garchitorena (1946-1948) appointed by President Manuel Roxas (1946-1948)

Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1947)

 Placido L. Mapa (1948-1950) appointed by President Elpidio Quirino (1948-1953)

 Vice President Fernando Lopez served concurrently as the DANR chief (1950-953)
 Bureau of Agricultural Extension (now Agricultural Training Institute) was established

 Placido L. Mapa (1953) re-appointed by President Quirino

 Rice Economic Board was set up, making the rice industry the first commodity to benefit from an
integrated national planning.

 Salvador Araneta (1953-1955)

 Agricultural Tenancy Commission, precursor of the Department of Agrarian Reform

 Philippine Tobacco Administration, forerunner of the National Tobacco Administration
 Philippine Coconut Administration (now known as Philippine Coconut Authority)

 Juan G. Rodriguez (1955-1960) appointed by President Ramon Magsaysay (1953-1957)

 Philippines became a member of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 National Rice and Corn Production Program
 Rice and Corn Coordinating Council, forerunner of the National Agricultural and Fishery Council
(NAFC)
 On September 14, 1959, the DANR offices moved from Manila (at Agrifina Circle) to Quezon City
(along Elliptical Road, Diliman)
  Cesar Fortich (1961)

 Abaca Development Board (forerunner of the Fiber Development Authority) was created

 Jose Locsin (September to December 1961)

 Chairman of the National Economic Council

 Benjamin M. Gozon (1962-1963) appointed by President Diosdado Macapagal (1961-1965)

 Bureau of Agricultural Economics (forerunner of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics)

 National Rice and Corn Administration or RCA (now known as the National Food Authority)

 Jose Y. Feliciano (1963-1965) appointed by Pres. Macapagal

 Former RCA secretary

 Agricultural Marketing News Service was launched that provided regularly farmers and consumers
prices of selected commodities

 Vice President Fernando Lopez (1965-1967) appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos (1965-1987)

 Considered as the “rice czar,”

 Implemented a production program that enabled the Philippines to export rice for the first time in 1968
During the early years of Martial Law, in May 1974, President Marcos reorganized and split the DANR into two
agencies: Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Ministry of Agriculture (Marcos Regime)

 Arturo R. Tanco, Jr. was named as DA Secretary (1971-1974)

 Masagana 99 rice production program was launched which made the country self-sufficient and a rice
exporter
 Similar program on corn also made the country self-sufficient in white corn.
 June 1978, the Ministry of Agriculture established 12 regional offices nationwide
Ministry of Agriculture and Food (June, 1984)

 The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources was transferred from the Ministry of Natural
Resources.

 Salvador H. Escudero III (1984-1986)

 Former Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry and MAF Deputy Minister
 Implemented the Intensive Rice Production Program (IRPP), an import-substitution program,
expanded government’s animal dispersal program, particularly the Bakahang Barangay (cattle raising
the at village level) and Pagbababuyan (swine raising).
(Should we talk here about the failure of the Green Revolution (ill effects of chemical fertilizer and
pesticides) and the eventual bankruptcy of a politicized Masagana 99?)
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 Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. (1986-1987) appointed by President Corazon C. Aquino (1986-1992)

 Implemented policy and institutional reforms that freed the agriculture markets, enabling farmers to
enjoy higher farm gate prices.

Department of Agriculture (1987)

On January 30, 1987, President Aquino signed and issued Executive Order No. 116, which renamed and
reorganized the Ministry of Agriculture and Food into the Department of Agriculture

 Carlos G. Dominguez (1987-1989) appointed to replace Mitra as Agricultural Minister

 Dominguez introduced reforms in the rural credit system and established the Comprehensive
Agricultural Loan Fund (CALF).
  Also launched the Livelihood Enhancement for Agricultural Development (LEAD) program to speed
up farmers’ organizations access to financing, management expertise, and marketing.
 Agriculture and Fishery Councils (AFCs) were set up at the sectoral, regional, provincial and municipal
levels to provide inputs on major programs and policy decisions and help plan and monitor DA projects

 Senen C. Bacani (1990-1992) appointed on January 1990

 Implemented the Rice Action Program (RAP) and Corn Production Enhancement Program (CPEP)

 Roberto S. Sebastian (1992-1996) appointed by President Fidel V. Ramos (1992-1998)

 Introduced the Key Production Approach (KPA) which became the basis of the Medium-Term
Agricultural Development Plan (MTADP)

 Salvador H. Escudero III (1996-1998) repointed for the second time

 Launched the Gintong Ani food production and security program

 William D. Dar (1998- 1999) appointed by President Joseph Ejercito Estrada (1998-2001)

 Introduced the Estrada administration’s 10-point agenda in agriculture and fisheries under
the Agrikulturang Makamasa program.

 Edgardo J. Angara (1999-2001)

 Authored the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1998 or AFMA (Republic Act No. 8435).
He put into motion the law’s vision of modernizing the country’s agriculture and fisheries sector

 Domingo F. Panganiban (2001)

 continued the implementation of AFMA as the government’s comprehensive framework and platform
for rural development

 Leonardo Q. Montemayor (2001-2002) replaced Domingo Panganiban

 Implemented the AFMA with special emphasis on its social equity aspect
 Launched the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani Countrywide Assistance for Rural Employment and
Services (GMA-CARES) during the time of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001-2010)

 Luis P. Lorenzo Jr. (2002-2004) appointed on December 2002

 Spearheaded the launching of the Roll-On, Roll-Off or RORO transport program

 Hybridization programs of the Department were intensified and interventions were focused on the
Mindanao regions.

 Arthur C. Yap (2004-2005) appointed August 23, 2004

 Continued to uphold the vision of agricultural modernization

 Unveiled the GMA Goal 1 (develop two million hectares of new lands for agribusiness to contribute
two million to the 10 million jobs targeted by 2010) and GMA Goal 2 (make food plentiful while keeping
the price of “wage goods” at low prices)

 Domingo Panganiban (2005-2006) second term as DA secretary

 A total of 203,000 hectares of idle lands and 313,000 jobs were developed under Goal 1 and ten
Huwarang Palengke (outstanding markets) were identified under Goal 2

 Arthur C. Yap (2006-2010)

 Implemented various projects and policies towards the attainment of food security and self-sufficiency.

 Bernie Fondevilla (2010) replaced Arthur Yap upon running as 3rd district representative of Bohol

 Proceso J. Alcala (2010- 2016) appointed by President Benigno S. Aquino III (2010-2016)
  One of the principal authors of Republic Act 10068, or the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010, he aimed
to achieve self-sufficiency in rice during his term

 Emmanuel F. Piñol (2016-2019) appointed on July 1, 2016 under President Rodrigo R. Duterte (2016 –
present)

 Sec. Piñol and President Duterte agreed that the country’s agriculture and fisheries program must go
back to the basics which are to (1) produce food and (2) address poverty. Thus, agriculture efforts
today are focused on the production and trade of two commodity groups: (1) Staple Food Commodities
to ensure food sufficiency and security and (2) High Value Crops to generate jobs and foreign
earnings.

 William D. Dar (2019) present Department of Agriculture Secretary and his second term

 Preceded Emmanuel F. Piñol upon his resignation as secretary of Agriculture and was appointed on
August 5, 2019